Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Persian paved way for secular, mass education in India: Historian | ummid.com

Persian paved way for secular, mass education in India: Historian | ummid.com
"Aside from Muslims, no other Indian of a caste lower than Brahmins had access to literacy. In such a situation Persian offered itself as a language open to one and all," he said while explaining why Persian and not an Indian language was used as an official language in India.